| Principales traductions |
| relever⇒ vtr | (remettre [qch] debout) | pick [sth] up, lift [sth] up vtr + adv |
| | Le jardinier relève les pots renversés par le vent violent. |
| | The gardener is picking up the pots that were knocked over by the strong wind. |
| relever vtr | (remettre [qqn] debout) | pick [sb] up, lift [sb] up vtr + adv |
| | La maman relève l'enfant tombé sur le sol. |
| | The mother picks up the child who has fallen over. |
| relever vtr | (redresser) | raise⇒ vtr |
| | En entendant mon nom, j'ai relevé la tête. |
| | I raised my head when I heard my name. |
| relever vtr | (remettre en position haute) | lift⇒ vtr |
| | | lift [sth] up, put [sth] up vtr + adv |
| | | raise⇒ vtr |
| | N'oublie pas de relever la lunette des toilettes. |
| | Don't forget to lift the toilet seat. |
| relever vtr | (remonter) | pull [sth] up vtr + adv |
| | (skirt) | hike [sth] up vtr + adv |
| | (hair, from face) | push [sth] back, pull [sth] back vtr + adv |
| | La jeune fille a relevé sa jupe pour ne pas la salir. La sportive a relevé ses cheveux qui lui tombaient dans les yeux et s'est fait une queue de cheval. |
| | The girl hiked up her skirt so as not to get it dirty. |
| | The sportswoman pulled back her hair, which was falling into her eyes, and put it into a pony tail. |
| relever vtr | (augmenter) | raise⇒ vtr |
| | Le professeur a su relever le niveau de sa classe. |
| | The teacher was able to raise the level of his class. |
| relever vtr | (déceler) | note⇒, notice⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | pick [sth] up vtr phrasal sep |
| | (informal) | pick up on [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part |
| | J'ai relevé plusieurs erreurs dans ce rapport. |
| | I noted several mistakes in this report. |
| relever vtr | (remarquer et faire remarquer) | raise⇒ vtr |
| | (react to provocation) | rise to [sth] vi + prep |
| | (challenge [sb]) | pick [sb] up on [sth] v expr |
| | Mon collègue a fait une remarque désobligeante mais j'ai préféré ne pas la relever. |
| | My colleague made an unpleasant remark, but I didn't want to raise it. |
| relever vtr | (remplacer [qqn]) | relieve⇒, replace⇒ vtr |
| | Les sentinelles sont relevées toutes les deux heures. |
| | The sentries are relieved every two hours. |
| relever vtr | (accepter : un défi...) | take [sth] up, take [sth] on vtr phrasal sep |
| | | accept⇒ vtr |
| | Préparer un repas succulent avec seulement 3 ingrédients ? Allez, je relève le défi ! |
| | Cook a delicious meal with only three ingredients? Go on then, I accept the challenge! |
| relever de [qch] vtr ind | (être sous la juridiction de) | fall within the jurisdiction of [sth] v expr |
| | | come under the jurisdiction of [sth] v expr |
| | Les crimes et délits impliquant des militaires relèvent de la gendarmerie. |
| | Crimes and offenses concerning the military fall within the jurisdiction of the military police. |
| relever de [qch] vtr ind | (être du ressort de) | come under [sth], fall under [sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | | come within the competency of [sth] v expr |
| | | have to do with [sth] v expr |
| | Les demandes d'évolutions relèvent du service des études et non de celui en charge des incidents. |
| | Requests for development come under the research department and not the technical faults department. |
| se relever⇒ v pron | (se remettre debout) | pick yourself up v expr |
| | | get back on your feet v expr |
| | Quand mon grand-père tombe, il a besoin d'aide pour se relever. |
| | When my grandfather falls, he needs help to get back on his feet. |
| se relever v pron | (pouvoir être mis en position haute) | go up vi + adv |
| | | rise⇒ vi |
| | Ce store s'abaisse et se relève facilement grâce à ce bouton. |
| | The blind comes down and goes up very easily thanks to this button. |
| se relever v pron | (sortir plusieurs fois de son lit) | get up vi phrasal |
| | (formal) | rise⇒ vi |
| | Je dois me relever plusieurs fois la nuit pour donner le biberon à mon fils. |
| | I have to get up several times a night to feed my baby. |
| se relever v pron | figuré (retrouver une situation normale) (figurative) | pick yourself up, pick yourself up again v expr |
| | (figurative) | get back on your feet, get back on your feet again v expr |
| | Après la crise, cette entreprise a réussi à se relever. |
| | After the recession, the company managed to pick itself up again. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| relever vtr | (Jeux : ramasser les cartes) (Cards) | pick up vtr phrasal sep |
| | J'ai le plus de points, je relève le pli. |
| | I have the most points; I pick up the trick. |
| relever vtr | (Cuisine : donner un goût plus fort) (Cookery) | lift⇒ vtr |
| | | season⇒, spice⇒ vtr |
| | Le cuisinier relève la sauce avec un peu de piment. |
| | The cook lifts the sauce with a little chilli. |
| relever vtr | figuré (agrémenter) | embellish⇒ vtr |
| | | ornament⇒, enhance⇒ vtr |
| | | trim⇒ vtr |
| | Le bijoutier a relevé ce collier en or avec de petits diamants. |
| | The jeweller embellished the gold necklace with small diamonds. |
| relever vtr | (faire un relevé) | measure⇒ vtr |
| | | measure [sth] up vtr + adv |
| | (meter) | read⇒ vtr |
| | Un employé du gaz viendra relever notre compteur demain matin. L'architecte relève les cotes pour le prochain chantier. |
| | The architect is measuring the dimensions for the next building project. |
| | Someone from the gas company is coming to read our meter tomorrow morning. |
| relever vtr | figuré (remettre en état) | revive⇒, rebuild⇒ vtr |
| | Le nouveau directeur a su relever notre entreprise. |
| | The new director was able to revive our business. |
| relever [qqn] de [qch] vtr + prép | (démettre [qqn]) | relieve [sb] of their duties, remove [sb] from their job v expr |
| | | dismiss [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep |
| | (informal) | fire [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep |
| | (UK, informal) | sack [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep |
| | Après cette erreur, il a été relevé de ses fonctions. |
| | After that mistake, he was relieved of his duties. |
| relever de [qch] vtr ind | soutenu (se rétablir) | recover from [sth] vi + prep |
| | | get better vi + adj |
| | Le baron relève tout juste de sa maladie. |
| | The baron has only just got better. |
Formes composées
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| relever de l'exploit loc v | (être exceptionnel) | be quite a feat, be a feat in itself v expr |
| | Arriver à faire lever mon fils avant midi le dimanche relève de l'exploit ! |
| relever de l'impossible loc v | soutenu (être irréalisable) | be impossible vi + adj |
| relever du bon sens loc v | (être logique) | be common sense v expr |
| relever du langage parlé loc v | (appartenir à la langue relâchée) | be spoken language v expr |
| relever du miracle loc v | (être miraculeux) | be miraculous vi + adj |
| relever la tête loc v | figuré (retrouver de l'énergie) (figurative) | pick yourself back up v expr |
| relever la tête loc v | figuré (se sortir de difficultés) (figurative) | pick yourself back up v expr |
| | (figurative) | hold your head high again v expr |
| relever le courrier loc v | (vérifier le contenu d'une boîte) (mainly US) | fetch the mail, pick up the mail v expr |
| | (UK) | collect your post, collect the post, pick up your post, pick up the post, fetch the post v expr |
| relever le gant loc v | figuré (relever le défi) (figurative) | take up the gauntlet v expr |
| | | take up a challenge v expr |
| | Il releva le gant quand on proposa ce projet. |
| relever le gant loc v | vieilli (accepter un duel) (figurative) | take up the gauntlet v expr |
| | Celui qui relève le gant a le choix des armes. |
| relever le niveau loc v | (améliorer les échanges oraux) | raise the bar v expr |
| | | raise the standard v expr |
| | | raise the level v expr |
| relever les dimensions loc v | (mesurer) | measure⇒ vtr |
| | | take the measurements of [sth] v expr |
| | Je relève les dimensions de la chambre pour acheter le papier peint. |
| relever les empreintes digitales loc v | (chercher les empreintes d'un lieu) (from a person) | take finger prints v expr |
| | (from a crime scene) | lift fingerprints v expr |
| relever un défi loc v | (accepter un défi) | rise to a challenge v expr |
| | | take up a challenge v expr |
| | Nos sportifs ont décidé de relever le défi du club voisin. |
| | Our sportsmen have decided to rise to the challenge set by the neighbouring club. |
| relever un plat loc v | (épicer un pat) | season a dish, spice up a dish v expr |
| relever une erreur loc v | (remarquer une erreur) | notice a mistake⇒, spot a mistake⇒ v |
| tomber pour mieux se relever loc v | (ne pas se laisser abattre) | fall only to rise again |
| | | one step back, two steps forward |